Christian Book Distributors (CBD)

Christian
Book Distributors' music store has been online
since 1996, is one of the oldest and largest retailers of Christian
books, music, videos and gifts on the Web. In fact, they may
be the largest online seller of Christian music and books.

Overall Rating: 4.5
out of 5

Our Review:

Product Selection - CBD has
a great selection of over 50,000 titles in virtually
every genre of Christian music.

Prices - CBD's music store
prices are very competitive, averaging 20-30% off of retail. For
a comparison of pricing among the different sites, click
here. CBD only charges sales tax on shipments going to Massachusetts
(5%).

Website Functionality -
Christian
Book Distributors' online store
is well-designed and laid out. We find it easy to use, in fact,
we make many of our purchases on CBD. The search function is "adequate," but
it could improved upon to make searching easier. They have a nice
feature which shows you products related to the ones you're viewing,
which makes you aware of other resources you might not have known
about. CBD also has a nice Wishlist feature which enables you
to add items you might want to purchase later.

Ordering - Ordering is easy
using their shopping cart and checkout system. You can even add
selections to a wishlist, so you can come back to purchase
them later.

Shipping - CBD offers shipping
options ranging from next day to 1-2 weeks (Cont. US). The rates
vary based on the type of shipping and the dollar amount of the
order, and are fairly reasonable. Our experience with them has
been quite good, getting most orders within a few days even though
we select the slowest delivery method. Shipping rates are as follows:

Order
Amount

UPS Next Day Air®
Service

UPS 2nd Day Air®
Service

USPS Priority Mail

UPS Ground®
Service

Standard
Service

1 Bus.
Day

2 Bus.
Days

1-6 Bus.
Days

1-6 Bus.
Days

1-2 Weeks

Up to
$20.00

$15.00

$9.50

$9.50

$5.95

$3.95

$20.01-
$50.00

$17.50

$11.00

$11.00

$7.95

$5.50

$50.01-
$100.00

35%

22%

22%

15%

10%

$100.01
and up

30%

18%

18%

12%

8%

Customer Service - CBD has
an excellent online Customer Service area, and if you need to talk
with someone, they provide toll-free phone numbers for ordering
and product assistance.